GREAT GRANDMA'S
STORY CORNER

My great grandmother's name is Vivian.
She lives on a farm in the country.
She loves to sew and cook,
and her house is so cozy and quaint!
When I go visit her, I play
with her gray cat named 'Jumper',
and help grandpa in the garden. Grandma grew up during the time
in history called "The Depression", because life
was so hard and people didn't have enough
money or food. Men couldn't find jobs.
All of this was because of the war.
She had 5 sisters, and 3 brothers,
and she was in the middle, according to age.
She often tells me stories about
her life growing up, and I decided to share
some of them with you.

The first two stories are about
some visiting "Hobos", which is what
men were called that did not have jobs,
and would travel the roads, stopping in towns
and at houses to beg for food.
Many people wouldn't give them any food,
or even talk to them. But when they found
a nice family that would give them a meal,
they would make a little carving on
the front fence post of the house. The carving
was usually of a cat, or a cat's face.
This was a sign to let other Hobos know that
a kind lady lived there and would give them food.

Listening to her stories helps me
learn about history, and makes me really
appreciate everything that I have.
I hope you enjoy them too.

Grandma's Stories

Blue Velvet
The Little Black Box